rates and calories varied with economic development. During the 19th century, black physical activity and net nutrition … expectancy was not likely due to improved nutrition. Physically active farmers had greater BMRs and received more calories per … day than workers in other occupations. Black diets, nutrition, and calories varied by residence, and rural blacks in the …

expectancy increased at the same time that nutrition decreased, indicating that the most important source of increased life … expectancy was not improved nutrition. Physically active farmers had greater BMRs and received more calories per day than workers … in other occupations. White diets, nutrition, and calories varied by residence, and whites in the rural Deep South …

decreases, and the two have different implications for human health. An alternative measure for net current biological …

The public health care systems in the Nordic countries provide high quality care almost free of charge to all citizens …. However, social inequalities in health persist. Previous research has, for example, documented substantial educational …

The distribution of income related health inequalities exhibits varying patterns when developing countries and … developed countries are examined. One explanation is the existence of a health Kuznets’ curve. This paper sets out as an … per capita) and income inequalities in health (as measured by concentration indices). We draw upon two datasets, the World …